Month: January 2025
From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
Big players, including Microsoft, with Copilot, Google, with Gemini, and OpenAI, with GPT-4o, are making AI chatbot technology previously restricted to test labs more accessible to the general public. How do these large language model (LLM) programs work? OpenAI’s GPT-3 told us that AI uses “a series of autocomplete-like programs…
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Google Maps in the US will change to Gulf of America and Mount McKinley
Google said today that it plans to update Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s January 20th executive order to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively. The company noted on X the updated nomenclature will appear once the…
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OpenAI is making ChatGPT’s Canvas feature smarter and sleeker
ChatGPT has upgraded Canvas to be smarter and more accessible. Canvas now works with the OpenAI o1 model and can visualize code directly. It’s now available to macOS desktop users. OpenAI has enhanced ChatGPT’s collaborative editing feature, Canvas, with some major upgrades. The updates make Canvas even more flexible in…
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Trump says he’ll put tariffs on imported chips ‘in the near future’
Without going into detail about what might happen to the $52 billion in subsidies from the CHIPS Act under his administration, Donald Trump said tariffs on foreign computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals are coming “in the near future.” He also namechecked DeepSeek’s AI releases, saying, “…coming up with a faster…
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DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT: Hands On With DeepSeek’s R1 Chatbot
DeekSeek’s chatbot with the R1 model is a stunning release from the Chinese startup. While it’s an innovation in training efficiency, hallucinations still run rampant. Source
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Remote workers are more productive and face less interruptions than their office-only co-workers
Report finds remote-first employees log more productive hours, fewer interruptions Hybrid model offers flexibility but leads to shorter work breaks Healthcare workers face high burnout risk despite increased productivity ActivTrak Productivity Lab’s latest report on workplace productivity trends has revealed work location significantly affects productivity, and remote-first companies, where employees…
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